ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices
President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — but brick and glass do not heal the fractures that threaten the community’s very purpose. Fifty-one years after its founding in 1975 in Lagos to promote economic integration, collective security, free movement and democratic stability across […]
Saving our youths from societal pressure
LAST week, news broke of a young female banker who committed suicide by drinking Sniper, an insecticide, inside her office restroom.
Time to restructure Nigeria is now (2)
It was former President Goodluck Jonathan, among recent leaders of Nigeria, who made sincere efforts to facilitate a restructured Nigeria. In recognition of the fact that the issue was beyond elected lawmakers; that the inputs by the ethnic nationalities and leaders of thought were sine qua non, he convened the 494-member 2014 National Conference headed […]
Time to restructure Nigeria is now (1)
ALTHOUGH the entire Southern Nigeria, the Middle Belt, and some Northerners have been strident in calling for the restructuring of Nigeria, the South-West, or specifically the Yorubas, to their credit, can be said to be the greatest advocates of a restructured Nigeria. It began from Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the political father of the Yorubas who […]
The Armed Forces as stabilizers
Millions of years ago, in the jungle, before the invention of any type of weapon, human beings, even animals, were ruled by the strongest among them. The invention of weapons, especially the firearm, somewhat brought to an end the era of rule by the physically strongest. One bullet from a gun in the hand of the weakest […]
Tackling food poisoning in Nigeria
In Nigeria, having a meal is always a joyous moment. But beneath the surface of that joy lies the specter of food poisoning that often results from chemical contamination. The typical Nigerian cuisine can therefore be joyous one minute, and threatening the next. Pregnant women, for instance, face the risk of toxins silently infiltrating their […]
